Evaluating Learning Management System (LMS)-facilitated delivery of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
2012-04
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Evaluating Learning Management System (LMS)-facilitated delivery of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
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This quantitative study involved 157 students in two sections of an undergraduate class in general biology, as well as one instructor who taught both sections of the course. It used resources from the Center for Applied Special Technologies (CAST) to evaluate the viability of a Learning Management System (LMS) to provide Universal Design for Learning (UDL). It also measured and tracked the instructor's level of efficacy in sustaining UDL approaches throughout the semester. In an effort to identify the UDL's specific outcomes or benefits to students, this study used a pre- and post- test to identify the treatment's impact on student engagement. Findings indicated that the LMS could be designed to comply with UDL guidelines, and the instructor was able to establish a high level of efficacy in maintaining that UDL design. However, based on the statistical analysis of pre- and post-test responses from control vs. treatment groups of students, the treatment was seen to have no significant effect in the area of student engagement. Overall, the study added to the literature by suggesting (a) the viability of the LMS as a means of providing UDL approaches, (b) the promise of the LMS as a tool faculty can use to deliver UDL with a high level of efficacy, and (c) the design's lack of effect in the area of student engagement. The fact that this study was limited to a single brand of LMS (Blackboard), a single instructor, and a single group of students underscores the need for further research.
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University of Minnesota Ed.D. dissertation. April 2012. Major: Teaching and Learning. Advisors: Dr. Joyce Strand. Dr. Trudie Hughes. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 149 pages, appendices A-H.
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Bryans Bongey, Sarah. (2012). Evaluating Learning Management System (LMS)-facilitated delivery of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/126009.
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